# NTSB ANC72DAH09: Aero-Comdr 100, N4184X, Wasilla, AK, April 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1972
- Place: Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Location: 61.5785° N, 149.4763° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wasilla, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5785&lon=-149.4763&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC72DAH09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC72DAH09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1766  72/4/25    WASILLA,ALAS        AERO-COMDR 100      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N4184X              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 26, 290 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            10 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG LAKE NO.2
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ANCHORAGE,ALAS              WASILLA,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT SNOW BERN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4184X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4184X-1974-08-06), registration cancelled 1974-08-06, S/N 264, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO-COMDR 100
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 100](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100) (registry code 0140202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Big Lake No.2

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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